Tag: Amber Rudd

The plan to register EU nationals living in the UK after Brexit has been deemed as “illegal and unacceptable by the European parliament.”
A group of cross-party MEPs warned the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, that her proposal would not comply with the European freedom of movement directive. They wrote: “Is the Home Office suggesting that only non-UK EU citizens need to register? Article 26 of the freedom of movement directive makes it very clear that residency cards are for everyone, or no one. We find it extremely troubling for the home secretary of a member state currently complying with EU laws to make such a statement.”
The MEPs are Sophie in ’t Veld, Seb Dance, Jean Lambert, Beatriz Becerra, Cecilia Wikström and Catherine Bearder.
The issue concerns the transitional period after

Could the extradition of Lauri Love and the ratification of the Investigatory Powers Bill affect internet activists?
Reporter: Daniel Khalili-Tari
US whistleblower Edward Snowden described the legislation as the “most extreme” surveillance system in the history of Western Democracy
Last week, Lauri Love’s extradition to the US was approved by Home Secretary Amber Rudd. The alleged computer hacker who is said to of stolen confidential US government data has since appealed the decision. However, if Love is unsuccessful he could face up to 99 years in prison, according to his lawyers.
The 31-year-old activist who suffers from Asperger’s syndrome is accused of hacking into sensitive US government databases, including the FBI, Nasa and the Federal Reserve Bank among others. It is be